Siheyuan: I am Jia Dongxu's cousin

"Sister-in-law, Wharf would like to thank you for the help from the Flower Planting Group this time." Pao Yue-kong had a smile on his face and a hint of excitement in his tone.

According to the historical trajectory, Pao Yue-kong's acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa was originally scheduled to be completed in 1980, but due to the intervention of Zhang Weiguo, this matter was brought forward.

And unlike in 1980, under the cover of the Plantation Group, Pao Yue-kong took over Wharf Holdings without spending too much money. In the 70s, if Zhang Weiguo had not appeared, the world would still be dominated by British capital, and Wharf Holdings was controlled by Jardine Matheson with a % stake.

Five percent! Jardine Matheson controlled Wharf Holdings with only five percent of the shares. What a great opportunity!

Under Zhang Weiguo's persuasion, the two hit it off and decided to acquire Hutchison Whampoa.

At this time, the British capital did not expect that someone would attack them when the economic crisis was not over, and it was Chinese capital. In this way, Pao Yue-kong and the Flower Planting Group joined forces and acquired 57% of the shares of Wharf Holdings in just five days, directly controlling it. By the time Jardine Matheson reacted, Wharf Holdings had already changed its owner, and Jardine Matheson did not even have a chance to resist.

At the same time, since there was no obstruction from Jardine Matheson and the impact of the economic crisis, Pao Yue-kong acquired Hutchison Whampoa for only HK$1980 million, which originally cost HK$21 billion in 3.

Of course, this also requires the help of the Flower Planting Group's acquisition team.

In addition to Pao Yue-kong's status among the Chinese, many Chinese investors who held Wharf Holdings came to help after learning of Pao Yue-kong's actions. It can be said that these investors have been crying for a long time.

In fact, even if the Flower Planting Group alone could launch an attack on the British capital, and it could also beat the other side into a state of temper, but there is no need. Hong Kong Island cannot prosper by relying on a Flower Planting Group alone, it needs many Chinese capitals to maintain it together.

The rise of Chinese capital cannot rely solely on the support of the Flower Planting Group, but also requires the efforts of other Chinese capital.

In his previous life, Wharf Holdings was an important node for Pao Yue-kong to move from sea to land. Zhang Weiguo had no intention of cutting in. There were so many profitable businesses in the world, so why should he only focus on his own small piece of land? Moreover, in the past few years, Zhang Weiguo and Pao Yue-kong had a very good relationship. Zhang Weiguo would not cut in on his friend.

At the same time, Pao Yue-kong's acquisition of Wharf Holdings can also help the Flower Planting Group share some of the firepower of the British Empire. Otherwise, if the other party really focuses on the Flower Planting Group and counterattacks, it will not be a good thing. After all, Hong Kong Island is still controlled by the British Empire.

Before leaving, the task that Zhang Weiguo assigned to Sofia and the acquisition team was to acquire Hutchison Whampoa and Hutchison Whampoa.

In the previous life, Hutchison Whampoa, which was worth more than 60 billion Hong Kong dollars, was acquired by Li Ka-shing for 6 million Hong Kong dollars, and Wheelock was later acquired by Pao Yue-kong. Jardine Matheson left Hong Kong Island, leaving only Swire Pacific to survive.

In fact, even Zhang Weiguo did not intend to confront Swire Group head-on. It was not because he could not do it, but because it was not cost-effective. Many of Swire Group's businesses were industrial. If Zhang Weigong really wanted to acquire Swire Group, he would first have to get rid of the other party's industrial amulet, which was not in the interests of Zhang Weiguo.

But Hutchison Whampoa is different. Last year, due to poor management during the economic crisis, the other party mortgaged more than 20% of its shares to HSBC. However, Hong Kong law stipulates that banks are not allowed to engage in business, so HSBC will buy Hutchison Whampoa sooner or later.

In his previous life, Li Ka-shing, with the support of Pao Yue-kong and Shen Zhou, took over Hutchison Whampoa in a way that made him one of the richest people in Hong Kong. Li Ka-shing also snatched Hong Kong Holdings from Jardine Matheson Holdings.

To be honest, if Zhang Weiguo had not come, Li Ka-shing would have been the chosen one of Hong Kong Island in a few years!

But now that is going to change.

Sofia is now leading people to negotiate with HSBC on the purchase of Hutchison Whampoa shares. The acquisition team has also been secretly making arrangements, waiting to launch an attack on Jardine Matheson after taking over Hutchison.

But what everyone doesn’t know is that the Flower Planting Group is already a major shareholder of Wheelock.

This story started when Zhang Weiguo first came to Hong Kong Island. At that time, because of the "Emperor's Secret", Zhang Weiguo had a conflict with the four brothers of the Zhang family. In the end, Zhang Weiguo killed the four brothers of the Zhang family and took over their business.

At that time, the four Zhang brothers' assets already included 3% of Wheelock's shares. With Zhang Weiguo's secret acquisitions and exchanges in recent years, he has secretly controlled 37% of Wheelock's shares, making him a well-deserved major shareholder.

However, Zhang Weiguo did not intend to take control of Wheelock. Zhang Weiguo's main purpose in taking over Wheelock was to exchange shares with Pao Yue-kong.

In the future, after Pao Yue-kong has digested the Wharf Group, he will definitely launch an attack on Wheelock. At that time, the shares in Zhang Weiguo's hands will be the key to whether Pao Yue-kong can control Wheelock.

Besides, isn’t it better to hold shares in Global Shipping than those in Wheelock?

"Brother Bao, Weiguo told me before he left that you are one of our family members, so you don't need to be so polite."

Sofia then said, "Brother Bao, I'd like to trouble you to help me on the HSBC board of directors regarding Hutchison Whampoa's affairs."

"Don't worry, sister-in-law. I will personally talk to the directors one by one and make sure they agree." Pao Yue-Kong patted his chest and promised.

Sofia expressed her gratitude on the phone. With the help of HSBC director Pao Yue-kong and the cooperation between the Flower Group and HSBC, Hutchison Whampoa's affairs should be secure.

However, what no one expected was that when Pao Yue-Kong personally took action, an accident occurred.